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African Peanut Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Beans

African Peanut Stew with Sweet Potato and Beans - Vegan and Gluten-Free
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4.9 from 41 reviews

This delicious vegan and gluten-free stew is made of pantry staples. It’s hearty enough to hold-up on its own, or serve it with rice or quinoa and get more servings out of it.

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh minced ginger
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red chili pepper
  • 1 – 14.5 oz (400 g) can crushed or diced tomatoes
  • ½ cup peanut butter (or almond butter or sunflower butter)
  • 1 tsp dried coriander (optional)
  • 2 cups vegetable broth (or water)
  • 1 medium sweet potato (about 1 lb), peeled and diced
  • 1 can kidney or black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 ½ cups frozen peas (or frozen/canned corn)
  • 2 cups hearty leafy greens (spinach, arugula, kale, collard)
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. If you’re using a can of diced tomatoes, blend them along with their juice for a few seconds in the food processor or blender, just to break them up.
  2. Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, ginger and chili and cook for about 5 minutes to soften.
  4. Add the tomatoes, stir to combine then add the peanut butter (and coriander, if using), stirring it in until smooth.
  5. Stir in the broth add sweet potatoes. Cover the pan and simmer until the sweet potatoes are tender but not falling apart, about 15 minutes.
  6. Add the black beans, peas/corn, greens and cook until the beans and peas/corn are heated through and the greens are wilted.
  7. Season with salt and pepper, and add additional crushed chili flakes, as per your heat preference.

Notes

Adapted from http://www.sunbutter.com/recipes-African-Stew

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Find it online: https://vegangela.com/2013/09/20/african-peanut-and-sweet-potato-stew/